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Afam4eva:
@TheGoodJoe
While I agree with you to a large extent especially as it pertains to Igbos holding their leaders accountable as I highlighted in the this thread https://www.nairaland.com/2766901/igbos-need-redirect-protests-leaders. However, I think the agitations for those who want out is beyond that. I think necessarily think Igbos are lagging way beyond other states and regions in terms of dividends of democracy from their governors. All the Governors in Nigeria are the same in my opinion savevfor a few. If you talk about Akpabio or Fashola BVN or Amaechi like you stated, you have a Chime, Peter Obi and to some extent Rochas. The fact that these men have not built gargantuan edifice like Always Ibom is because of the scarcity of funds for such projects which is one of the bones of contention by Igbos. Why should we be reduced to 5 states while other zones have 6 and 7 respectively especially when the number of states and local government determines how much allocation goes to a state. Why are we not been considered when they want to cite important federal institutions? As i speak to you, there's little to zero federal presence in the entire Igboland. Why are we being shortchanged in terms of federal appointments? Even in Jonathan's regime that people thought were filled with Igbos and SS, mk ost government ministries and parastatal were still dominated by Northerners and their friends. Why is there. Federal character system when the region that it favours have never been mistreated by the Nigerian government similarly to the way African Americans were mistreated in the US. If anything federal character should favour Igbos who are recovering from the civil war and not the same people who have held this nation to ransome. So, all this issues culminate into why the Biafran protest is rife.

Thanks afam ...but warn him

Kagawa10:
Will you stop giving every word ibo translation?
Same way you are hell bent on giving Ukwuani an ibo meaning!
Very shameless!

...ukwu ani is jusis Igbo

In delta we have the ukwuani which means valley or low land

Then we have the enuani which mean up land


So what is the meaning of ukwuani in Latin or Greek

Atulu

HopeAtHand:
Abagworo will not invite me to this kind of thread, he will greedily love to post here alone and enjoy himself.

For the millionth time, Ikwerre history is not and cannot be limited to one migratory story..we know of the Okpo Wagidi story as told by some sections, but the generally accepted version is the Akalaka version as it is more encompassing and is also the origin of some other sister tribes/ethnicities.

Wether Ikwerre was Igbo in Jan 1969 and then Ikwerre in 1970 is not the issue..the Koko is the fact that overtime, long before the civil war, Ikwerres have sought several means to free themselves from the misconception being perpetuated by Igbos that Ikwerres were a part of them.

Ikwerres prior to the civil war had been members of different organisations, movements and fronts with the sole intention of breaking free and forging a separate identity..we and other minorities had fought for recognition and were still doing same until the civil war presented itself an opportunity to realise our desires

One wonders how the Igbos now assume we will relinquish our hardly fought identity because someone needs Biafra..the earlier Igbos learn to forget Ikwerre and PH, the better..Igbos should not unnecessarily put their hopes on a people who do not want to be a part of them, so that their Biafran dreams wouldn't be seen as being DOA...

Beside that nobody is forcing and nobody has forced Owerri, ngwa man to relinquish the identity


They said and wrote your Benin history and I wonder how can matured man allow some monkeys to write their history for them

Beside that which identity are you talking ...I have the capacity to fire from all cylinders ...but let me enjoybtye breeze

shachris02:
mpa, is ekpeye an igbo word? I Don't know much of ikwere words But I know igbo So well to know that ekpeye is not our language.

So have you seen the Benin elements in ijwetre
We are still waiting for you

TheGoodJoe:
You can see, you always talk with sentiments. You guys are ready to celebrate individuals at the detriment of collective developments. I do not care how many billionaires or technocrats are in your areas.

I am talking of wild scale development in the area. Before you keep abusing me, I am half Igbo, my maternal side were part of the war.

Do you see your statement? That is why other tribes will not join in your match and that is why winning a war will be next to impossible. Your statement shows arrogance and you are looking down on other tribes.

Please stop all those superiority talk. We are all created by one God. Every tribe is great, including the Hausas, Yorubas, Akwa Ibomites, Ijaws, Riverines and so on.

You brought it on yourself ...don't joint other reasonable ones will join...other sensible one that saw the selling of bakassi to Cameroon will join other one that saw their people become homeless and stateless will join not a ones like you....

They don't need you...you need to start thinking ...Mr. Our oyel ...I laugh

TheGoodJoe:
You can see, you always talk with sentiments. You guys are ready to celebrate individuals at the detriment of collective developments. I do not care how many billionaires or technocrats are in your areas.

I am talking of wild scale development in the area. Before you keep abusing me, I am half Igbo, my maternal side were part of the war.

Do you see your statement? That is why other tribes will not join in your match and that is why winning a war will be next to impossible. Your statement shows arrogance and you are looking down on other tribes.

Please stop all those superiority talk. We are all created by one God. Every tribe is great, including the Hausas, Yorubas, Akwa Ibomites, Ijaws, Riverines and so on.

Oga you are not Igbo and there is nothing like half measured Igbo

When you talk about akwa ibom I laugh ...Oga I am an anambra man and we are proud ...when did you guys start comparing yourself with us


Hmmmmmm nawa


Or do you want us to measure our development in my place . .both human economic and infrastructure anambra is far ahead ...have you not seen have you not heard

Keep calling aba... They are building it but I am anambra and you are no Igbo not even half

RICHESTBABA:
then stop shouting SS or ND! Period

Pls remind me the tribe in the ss
Where is ss in cardinal financial point

Abagworo:
There are more Bini words in Igbo than in Ikwerre but Ikwerres have said they are not Igbo and that should be respected.

Why ?


What about the ikwerre that said and I know that say they are Igbo


That also should be respected

Abagworo:
You quoted Wiki but Ekpeye means Akpa Ohia and they accept that. Unlike Ikwerre, Ekpeye started talking about Benin origin long time ago alongside Ogba. Ikwerre was not one of Akalaka's children and Akalaka was from Igbo part of Benin empire around Agbo.

Ogba and Ekpeye are children of Akalaka but recently in a bid to justify false claims some mischievous children of Ikwerreland started claiming that Ihuruoha is a corruption of Ikuruoda in order to lend credence to Benin links.

You see where their lies lie

shachris02:
the fact still remains that irhuoha is from Edo. Ikwerre can for any word to want to mean anything.

Have you found the Benin words and culture in ikwerre


We still dey wait

fratermathy:
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Abagworo:
Igbos are not hated by anybody. The Yorubas and North in particular care less about Biafra unlike South-south. The whole issue is about the fate of South-south people. They prefer a Nigeria with checks and balances to Biafra where Igbos will dominate.

Igbos made it clear that it is only igboid clans that are wanted maybe Ibibio others can go to anywhere


Where crying more than the bereaved

waternogetemeny:
They are not humans but blood sucking demons. Demons enjoy wen their victim suffers.

Have they not told u dat onitsha is BENIN?

Everything is Benin and then Benin is yoruba.

Wen u think of the Benin, it is not bigger than Awka or Owerri.

A very tiny local government area.

When I heard that Onitsha thing ...I was like what the fvck is wrong with these guys and they forget that in al the states in east we have onicha


They said zik said so...I asked them is zik the igwe of Onitsha or custodians

They are terrible

Is it not the small Benin that biafran invaded with 24 hours during mid west invasion

Abagworo:
You quoted Wiki but Ekpeye means Akpa Ohia and they accept that. Unlike Ikwerre, Ekpeye started talking about Benin origin long time ago alongside Ogba. Ikwerre was not one of Akalaka's children and Akalaka was from Igbo part of Benin empire around Agbo.

Ogba and Ekpeye are children of Akalaka but recently in a bid to justify false claims some mischievous children of Ikwerreland started claiming that Ihuruoha is a corruption of Ikuruoda in order to lend credence to Benin links.

I have answered you the meaning and I am waiting for you to tell the world the meaning and Benin words in ikwerre dialect


I must get this answers today
Also tell us the Benin culture in ikwerre
Also the meaning if akalaka in Benin


You must say them

Stop dancing around the bush

shachris02:
mpa, is ekpeye an igbo word? I Don't know much of ikwere words But I know igbo So well to know that ekpeye is not our language.

Oga I am still waiting for the Benin words in ikwerre dialect or Benin culture

Tell the world not me
If you can't do that you lie

Also tell us the meaning of akalaka in Benin


How can you guys be okay with these lies your peddling

shachris02:
dude, I told you that ikwere is a mixture of igbo and bini.... ekpeye is one of the sons of akalaka and ekpeye is a bini name just like irhuoha.

are you Okay now dude?

OK tell us the mixture and what percentage

Tell us the Benin words and culture in ikwerre ..or do you want me to assume that Igbo the almighty Igbo erased the so called Benin traces


Now I understand why Igbo is great

They erase people traces and mind so much that they look upto bearing Igbo names


Oga

You are not making sense yet

Show us the Benin admixture in your ikwerre

shachris02:
and What's the meaning of Ekepeye in igbo?

The Ekpeye (Àkpà ọ́híá) are a people in southeastern Nigeria with a distinct culture and rulers of a former kingdom. The Ekpeye are usually included as a subgroup of the Igbo people on linguistic and cultural grounds. They speak an Igboid language. Ekpeye people live in the Ahoada (Ahuda) and Ogba-Egbema areas of Rivers State in Nigeria, and were a population of about 80,000 by the 1991 census, the number has increased by about 63% increasing them to approximately 130,000, according to the 2006 census estimates.


Still waiting for your Benin words Oga

shachris02:
and What's the meaning of Ekepeye in igbo?

You know you ask some funny questions ..just like asking the meaning of aba in Igbo or the meaning of ngwa or uga in Igbo

I asked a simple questions

Tell me the Benin words are culture in ikwerre ..you still find it hard

Tell me the meaning of the man akalaka in Benin you still can't


Oga abeg go...you no get yarns


OK let me make it easier for you ..tell me the culture that ikwerre practises that points to Benin

So they don't call Eze again maybe oba and ogiso


These kids ..the way you reasons ....seff . go back and think before you answer these questions.


At what point did Igbo colonise or subjugated the ikwerres


Still waiting son

shachris02:
i just told you that Ihruoha, as it is, no changes, is a bini word and you are trying to deconstruct a perfect word to suit your wrapped explanation.

I thank lord I still understand Benin pls tell us the meaning in edo language


At least there is an Igbo meaning

Oya homework

Tell us the meaning

Call your Benin friiends

hummerwise:
you sure think am terrified rite?
seriously?
am putting it to yu now,, if your not terrified and really brave like yu prove to be...
change ur profile pix to ur real picture or perhaps paste ur picture here..
you think ur fighting a just cos,,,
do it now am waiting..

Mind you young man I am indifferent to Biafra and also I am pure Igbo but I am here to puncture all your stupid lies ..you lack the confidence to even call your tribe but hide under we the ss....


All these small minority tribes seff

Abagworo:
Why not accept the truth than change post? The core Ikwerre originate from Okpo Wagidi who migrated from Arochukwu as an agent of the god, stayed at Ozuzu in Etche for some time before leaving to found towns inhabited today by his descendants. These towns make up the present day Ikwerre LGA. Emohua, Obio/Akpo and PHC consists of a mix of secondary migrants from Ekpeye, Ogba, Kalabari, Okrika and Igbo. Maybe some Edo people equally came as secondary migrants but there exists zero Edo influence in Ikwerre language and culture.

I am waiting for them to tell us how Benin words are in ikwerre and they also should tell us the Benin culture like igue in ikwerre also

I want to know if ikwerre worship ayilara or amadioha


Dont mind those lies they peddle

shachris02:
Chambers Dictionary (William Geddie, ed. 1962) says: “A nation is a body of people marked off by common descent, language, culture, or historical tradition: the people of a tribe.” However, S.O.L. Amadi-Nna (1993) avers that: “A tribe is a group of clans under recognized chiefs and usually claiming common ancestry. Ikwerre can therefore not be a clan but a tribe. The Ikwerres claim a common ancestor. Ikwerre is an independent small tribe.” In the words of K.O. Amadi (1993), “Traditions suggest that Ikwerre is a nickname given to Iwhnuruọhna people…..They have ever since regarded themselves as a distinct group and have happily come a long way in their struggle for self-identity as evidenced by the recognition of their language as one of the Nigerian languages.”

Amadi-Nna (1993) added that: “The Ikwerres are a small but distinct tribe. The Ikwerres have distinct linguistic, social and cultural traits and formations that distinguish them from other close neighbouring tribes like the Ijaws and the Ibos. Majority of the Ikwerre settlements have their roots traceable from the old Benin Empire.” Iwhnurọhna people descended from the ancient Bini Kingdom. The name of the grand ancestor is Akalaka. Their relations in Rivers State are Ekpeye and Ogba people. The reigning Oba of Benin when Akalaka, the ancestor of Ihruọha (later called Iwhnurọhna) fled was Oba Ewuare (Ogwaro). Akalaka, a member of the Benin royal family, fled in the 13th century on allegation of plotting assassination of the Oba. He died in 1462. Iwhnurọhna his third son settled east of the Sombrero River by 1538 AD, as detailed below.

Chief N.M.T. Solomon (2004), native of Ikodu Ubie in Ekpeyeland, in his narrative draws heavily from the now authenticated written historical records delivered by various informed sources including “Eketu (Weber) of Ubeta, assumed to have lived for over two hundred (200) years as the oldest man in all Ekpeye, Ogba and Iwhnurọhna (or Ikwerre), at that time (and) was asked to narrate the history and customs of Ekpeye people” as unfolded in his lifetime. Here is what he said, which has been validated by the accounts of the current generation through responses to our questionnaires and direct interviews thereby increasing our level of confidence on the data:

Ekpeye, born in Benin, was the first of the three sons of Akalaka. While in Ndoni, he married a second wife to gain the love and favour of the people. The new wife gave birth to a son, which he named Ogba. Akalaka was still in Ndoni when his first wife, the mother of Ekpeye, gave birth to his third son called Ihruoha (Ikwerre).

Similar historical fact by J.N. Olise (1971) averred that: “Akalaka, a member of the Benin royal family, fled with his wife from Benin to Ndoni, a community located close to the River Niger, to save the life of his new born baby (Ekpeye) … While at Ndoni, Akalaka took a second wife. … Akalaka had two sons, Ekpeye – born to him by his Benin wife, and Ogba – born to him by his Ndoni wife. According to F.E. Otuwarikpo (1994): "After the death of Akalaka in 1462 AD, his two sons, Ekpeye and Ogba had conflict, which compelled Ogba, the younger son, to move northwards where he founded Ohiakwo (Obigwe) and settled with his family. Ekpeye who remained at Ula-Ubie had seven sons – Ubie, Akoh, Upata, Igbuduya, Ekpe, Awala and Asa. The last three sons – Ekpe, Awala and Asa – crossed to the other side of Sombreiro River (present day Ikwerreland and settled there since 1538 AD.” He added that: “Ekpe migrated to present day Rumuekpe and spread through Elele (Alimini), Ndele, Rumuji and part of Ibaa. Awala migrated to present day Isiokpo …”

Amadi-Nna (1993) also said Akalaka migrated with his half brother called Ochichi from the area of Benin Empire. Ochichi sons were Ele (Omerele, now Elele), Elu (Elumuoha, now Omerelu), Egbe (Egbeda) and Mini (Alimini, Isiokpo).

The crucial point here, which is of great importance in tracing the joint origin of the ancestors of the Old Ahoada Division (in the Governor Diete-Spiff administration), is the mention of the number of children that Akalaka had, namely: Ekpeye, Ogba and Ihruọha (Ikwerre). It is noteworthy that the pedigree and name of Ikwerre people, Iwhnurọhna, obviously took its root from this original name – Ihruọha. Chief Solomon therefore establishes a very vital historical link, which has been missing in literature on Ikwerre origin that would assume more significance in the discourses of Ikwerre genealogy in the future – the fact that Akalaka was the direct father of Ihruọha (Ikwerre). Iwhnurọhna, in Ikwere parlance, means the face of the community (town, city or village).

Nigerian colonial history records that the name "Ikwerre" was given by the colonial administration when they wanted to acquire the Rebisi waterfront to build the wharf. Using an Ibo interpreter to talk to the illiterate Rebisi (Port Harcourt) chiefs, they asked them: Would you permit us to use the waterfront to build the wharf for ships to berth? And they answered: A KWERULEM, meaning - "We have agreed." What the white-man was hearing was "Ikwerre," so he recorded it in the official gazette that the IKWERRE PEOPLE have agreed for the colonial administration to build the wharf. And since it was the official record of government, the name Ikwerre became the name of the Iwhnurohna people in all official documentations till date.

Similar cases of Anglicization of native names in the Niger Delta region by the colonial administration are Benin for Bini, Okrika for Wakrike, Degema for Udekema, Abonnema for Obonoma, Brass for Gbara sni, Bonny for Ibani, Pepple for Perekule, Ahoada for Ehuda, etc

Even so, “… there were dissenting voices, … who believed that Ikwerre origins lay outside Igbo land, … in the Benin Kingdom of old. It is, therefore, obvious that the interminable debate about Ikwerre origins and migrations including the repudiation of the Igbo tradition is not a phenomenon of the post-civil war period. The controversy, as it were, is not necessarily the product of the present political realities wherein groups which hitherto were seen to have cultural affinities now find themselves in different states or administrative systems.” -- K.O. Amadi (1993)

The Ogbakor Ikwerre Convention, a cultural organization of Ikwerre people, in a paper presented to the Human Rights Violation Commission headed by Rtd. Justice Chukwudifu Oputa on 10 October 2001, said: “Ikwerre ethnic nationality is not and has never been a sub-group of any other tribe in Nigeria including Ndi-Igbo. There is no doubt that the advent of the British and later regionalization put Ndi-Igbo at the helm of affairs in Eastern Nigeria. This brought Ndi-Igbo into Ikwerre land. In course of time, the Igbo took advantage of their position in the then Eastern Regional Government to grab land in Ikwerre and occupy political positions such as the mayor of Port Harcourt. In the process, Ikwerre along with other minority groups were marginalized and driven to the background.”

Professor Godwin Tasie noted that in 1913 the Rt Rev Herbert Tugwell, the Anglican Bishop on the Niger, undertook an experimentation tour of Ikwerre towns and villages assumed to be Ibo-speaking to test the Union Ibo Bible Nso being introduced in Iboland. "Tugwell discovered from the tests he carried out that although the Ikwerre were often regarded as Ibo… the Union Ibo Bible translation, surprisingly, was not easily understood by the Ikwere." This is obviously why Igbo vernacular was compulsorily introduced and taught in all schools in Ikwerreland before the Nigerian Civil War to the assimilation (i.e. destruction) of the Ikwere language.

This also obviously led to the Rumuomasi Declaration in 1965. " … in their meeting at Rumuomasi in 1965 the Ikwerre had, under the umbrella of a highly promising new body that was to get the Ikwerre together as a people of new and clearer vision, they had declared themselves as a people of the distinct identity of Ikwerre Ethnic Nationality - not Ibo, not Ijo, not anything else but Ikwerre, Iwhnurọhna. This was the historic Rumuomasi Declaration of 1965 (G.O.M. Tasie, 2000). The full implication is that Ikwere people began to assert themselves forcefully as an ethnic nationality of their own and not Ibos or Ijos, and efforts were made to revert to the original Ikwere names for families, villages, communities and landmarks. For instance, there was the change from Umuola to Rumuola, Umuoro to Rumuoro, Umukrushi to Rumuokwurusi, just to name a few.




T O N Y E N Y I A, PhD, MNIM
CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
IWHNURỌHNA CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
Saturday, 5 February 2011

References:
Olise, J.N. (1971)

The Peoples of Benin, Oxford University Press
Amadi, K.O. (1993)
Amadi-Nna,S.O.L.(1993) Otuwarikpo, F.E. (1994)

Studies in Ikwerre History and Culture, in Nduka, O. (ed) (1993) Craft Publishing Ltd
Studies in Ikwerre History and Culture, in Nduka, O. (ed) (1993) Craft Publishing Ltd
The Phonology of Ekpeye: A Descriptive Analysis, unpublished MA Thesis, University of Jos
Solomon, N.M.T. (2004)

A Short History of Ekpeye People (an excerpt from an upcoming book entitled “THE EKPEYE BOOK – A Comprehensive Guide in the History and Culture of Ekpeye People of the Niger Delta Region in Nigeria” published by Usama Ekpeye USA Inc,
Tasie, G.O.M. (2000) Chairman's Opening Remarks at the Maiden Ikwerre Annual Thanksgiving Day, mimeo

http://iwhnurohna..com.ng/2012/11/a-brief-history-of-ikwerre.html

With all these you copied ..all the names I see are Igbo names even iwuhorha the name you said is ikwerre ..tell us the meaning of the name in Benin because I know the meaning in Igbo

Also is akalaka a benin name ? Because akalaka means destiny in Benin

Tell us the Benin words in ikwerre

Oga inam waiting

hummerwise:
how easy can it be to say things hiding behind a phone or perhaps a computer....
alot of people search tru google just to come here on NL to show off...
if yu trully believe in this biafra struggle,, take all this out of NL or other social media.... turn into reality everything you read on google and see how things turn out at the end....
you biafrans were spitting violence and war words some days back,, and now that you have a taste of it, yu turn to NL again just tell us ur plan b which is searching on google for answers(thinkin the referendum is another naija election) .
pls take it outside NL so that we know how serious you guys can be,, CNNs, ALJAZEERAs of this world can help ur quest....
i have not see anything in reality but here only on NL..



pls i beg you,, if yu have to speak harsh words or come close to my mentions,, make sure you have ur real pix on ur profile like i av mine.... stop hiding behind fake pix and ur phones...

#brainshedkids

They are protesting and also some are doing awareness

So why are you terrified ..

RICHESTBABA:
The Bakasi pple whom belonged to various tribes nig re not a part of cameroun! Go and bring dem back! In Syria we ve pple of turkish origin called turkmen! Carve out their lands and giv it to turkey! I am not an ibo man and I don't want to be one! Get that pls!

Now you are shooting yourself ...the same way we have Igbo that was carved into the Niger delta


So who needs you in the scheme of things ....we are almost 40 million so?

redcap:
bro Tony,you misfired,friendly fire I guess.
the guy actually posited that biafra can survive just like Swiss.pls check his initial post and edit yours accordingly.

nwanne nsogbu adighi

Noted

Abagworo:
There are more Bini words in Igbo than in Ikwerre but Ikwerres have said they are not Igbo and that should be respected.

GIVE US THE BENIN WORDS IN IKWERRE NA...

WHY IS THAT DIFFICULT FOR U

OH WHERE YOU THERE WHEN IKWERRE SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT IGBO


CHIBUIKE AMECHI WENT TO ABA AND SAID THAT HE IS IGBO, MY FRIEND UCHE SAID HE IS IGBO

SO WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT NOW OGA




WE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR BENIN WORDS

feelamong:
You are the Olodo! tell us the landlocked countries doing well outside switzerland

also tell us the sort of agreement Switzerland has with its neighbours to use their port and tell us the one that the useless Biafra will have with its neigbours..

the abandoned property issue issue in PH is still very fresh...

AUSTRIA,
LUXEMBOURG IS DOING PERFECTLY WELL


IN AFRICA ONE OF THE BEST ECONOMIES IS BOSTWANA..GUESS WHat they are landlocked

even ethiopia is far better than Nigeria...in GDP and what do you have in Nigeria...you are asking for 5000

BlackTechnology:
So why did you attack me then

A fellow Biafra like you

YOU STARTED WITH LIES BY SAYING THAT SWISS AINT LANDLOCKED

Abagworo:
Ethnicity and political affiliation has little in common with origin and language. Many ethnic groups originate from others but at a point in history cease to be part of their parent group and recognise their supposed dialect as a distinct language. It is all over us. Urhobo vs Isoko, Efik vs Ibibio vs Annang are our close neighbours.

In some instances people of same ethnic group might be different nationals like Yoruba of Nigeria and Benin Republic or Fulani of several countries.

The South-south people which includes some Igbo speakers seem more comfortable with Nigeria than joining Biafra.

OH YOU ARE THEIR SPOKESMAN OR YOU ARE THE ONE THAT CREATED THE ETHNICITY. I AM JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW. ISOKO AND URHOBO ARE BASICALLY THE SAME ETHNICIITY BUT DIFFERENT CLANS..ALL THESE THINGS YOU GUYS CALL ETHNICITY ARE MERE CLANS. HOW CAN YOU CALL PEOPLE LIKE ISOKO OR ANNANGS ETHNICG GROUP WHERE THEY DONT EVEN NUMBER UP TO 5 MILLION AND DONT CONFUSE DIALECT WITH LANGUAGE


IMO SPEAKDS A DIIFERENT DIALECT OF IGBO FROM ANAMBRA AND DELTA. BUT THEY ARE INTELLIGEABLE...MAYBE YOU WILL TELL ME THAT IMO IS NOT A TRIBE...IMO AND THEY SPEAK DIFFERENT LANGUAGE...

WHY ARE PEOPLE SO SLOW, WHY CANT NIGERIA READ AGAIN..THEY COME ONLINE AND KEEP DISGRACING THEMSELVES



PLS DIFFERENTIATE DIALECTS, ACCENTS FROM LANGUAGE

PLS

shachris02:
they didn't brainwash anything. just that they corrupted their language. ikwere for instance is a mixture of bini and igbo language. same with asaba. All these variations in languages were because of mixtures and interaction with other tribes.

MY UNCLE IS FROM IKWERRE, AT WHAT POINT DID IGBO SUBDUE IKWERRE, GIVE US DATE AND TIME NOT THIS YOUR SPECULATION AND WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF THE FOUNDER OF IKWERRRE, AND ALSO TELL ME THE BENIN WORDS IN IKWERRE ALSO. THANK GOD I CAN HEAR SOME BENIN WORDS...


I AM WAITING FOR YOUR LIES..


GIVE ME THE NAMES OF IKWERRE FOUNDERS AND WHERE THEY COME FROM?
GIVE ME THE BENIN WORDS AND CULTURE IN IKWERRE.

I AM WAITING...MY IN LAW IF FROM IKWERRE AND EZEPROMOE IS ALSO FROM IKWERRE....SO WE ARE WAITING FOR YOUR FACTS AND PROVE THIS

BlackTechnology:
Is it not true

That if Switzerland can survive, that Biafra can survive also

there is no doubt that biafra will survive, in short the igbo are the ones that hold this country that is why they are begging them to stay...imagine an hausa man said he wont be in NIGERIA AGIAN,,,the whole nigeria will gladly do them send forth party same for yoruba


IGBO SURVIVED THE WAR AND HAD GOOD ECONOMY THEN, THEY WILL NO DOUBT SURVIVE DURING PEACE, THAT IS WHY THEY CAN SAY CONFIDENTLY THEY WANT TO LEAVE, THIS IS WHAT OTHER TRIBES CANT SAY.


I was with a delta man, he said yesterday that If igbo leaves that they will join igbos that igbo should not leave them behind, I told him that he should not worry that DELTA IGBO are our brothers and they are leaving with us, if we leave.


BUT WHAT I DONT WANT IS BLOODSHED!!!! PERIOD